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Dharma Talks
2008-07-23 Layers 60:25
Andrea Fella
Often we experience ourselves as a complex interweaving of layers of habits, beliefs and emotions. Investigating the obvious aspects of the outer layer, and being aware of our attitude about that layer, the layers gradually dissolve. The pairing of the wisdom of acceptance with the clarity of mindfulness guides us through our moment to moment experience towards freedome.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation

2008-07-17 Embracing Suffering 50:05
Ajahn Sucitto
(Given on Asalha Puja, commemorating the occasion when the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths.) A lot of our practice is about squaring up to the first noble truth of suffering rather than wriggling away from it. Mindfulness of body provides a channel to open up to suffering, where it can be experienced in terms of energies rather than thoughts and emotions.
Cittaviveka 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-06-25 The Science Of Meditation 58:57
Diana Winston
This talk discusses the current research in mindfulness, including the areas of physical health, attention, mental health, self-compassion, and brain research.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness Training for Yoga Teachers

2008-06-16 Being Embodied with Mindfulness 53:30
Sharda Rogell
When awareness mingles with sensations in the body, it is like returning home after a long journey. So why is it so hard to rest in the immediacy of our experience called 'body'?
Gaia House Insight Meditation And Contemplative Inquiry

2008-06-10 Exploring The Universe Within 55:19
Greg Scharf
How I came to practice – intro; followed by an exploration of the nature of mind, a description of the qualities of mindfulness as a toll for investigation and liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-07 Relaxation, Curiosity And Mindfulness 58:01
Rebecca Bradshaw
How relaxation and curiosity support our journey to see the truth of how things are.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-05-31 Joy Of Practice 69:45
Mark Coleman
What are the joys and fruits of the practice of Vipassana/mindfulness? This talk elaborates the peace, joy, freedom that arises from meditation; especially in regard to seeing clearly the nature of thought, papanca and disengaging from the delusions of mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation for the Curious

2008-05-31 Exploring Mindfulness 60:01
Thanissara
Gaia House An Exploration Of Mindfulness

2008-05-31 Mindfulness and the Indriyas 1:13:03
Thanissara
This talk also includes Mahesi Caplan
Gaia House An Exploration Of Mindfulness

2008-05-30 An Exploration of Mindfulness 44:46
Thanissara
This talk also includes Mahesi Caplan
Gaia House An Exploration Of Mindfulness

2008-05-21 Mindfulness In Relationship To Food 59:54
Pablo Das
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dharma and Recovery

2008-05-14 Essential Dharma, Class 7 - Wise Mindfulness 54:07
Richard Shankman
Wise Mindfulness
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Essential Dharma 2008 - Session II

2008-05-10 A Little Renunciation 32:45
Ayya Medhanandi
How training the mind in following precepts, such as the rules regarding the use of four monastic requisites - food, robes, shelter, and medicines, can win us greater patience, faith, gratitude, calm, courage, and mindfulness. Such ways of renunciation test our commitment to the path and teach us how to forgive and let go even our fears so that we harvest the riches of joy, compassion and inner peace.
Toronto Theravada Buddhist Community (TBC)

2008-05-05 Questions And Answers #1 - Evening Dharma Talk 7:30 PM 66:58
Ajahn Sucitto
On self-aversion, on the distinction between mindfulness and insight and on the development of samadi.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Entering the Sacred: Monastic Retreat

2008-05-03 Balancing The Indriya - Evening Dharma Talk 53:52
Ajahn Sucitto
The five indriya: faith, persistence, mindfulness, concentration, and discernment merge in the Deathless where they correctly balance each other.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Entering the Sacred: Monastic Retreat

2008-05-03 Ode To Mindfulness 47:19
Trudy Goodman
Why we practice mindfulness & why we feel such gratitude for this particular teaching. In this talk, the melding of mindfulness and metta become clear thrugh story and poetry.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Yucca Valley) Yucca Valley Spring Insight Retreat

2008-04-26 The Power of Mindfulness to go beyond Reactivity and Coercion 61:48
Mark Nunberg
Retreat Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-04-09 Mindfulness Of The Body, III 67:19
Donald Rothberg
Mindfulness of the body goes against the grain of our culture yet is fundamental for most of us to bring awareness, compassion and wisdom to daily life. We explore some of the transformation possible through mindfulness of the body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-04-09 Mindfulness Part 2 44:30
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2008-04-07 Mindfulness Part 1 64:44
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Hermitage

2008-04-02 The Clarity And Promise Of Mindfulness 63:49
Heather Martin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation 101

2008-03-20 Buddhadharma As A Path Of Happiness - part 2: Mindfulness 54:47
James Baraz
This is the second of a series based on cultivating the wholesome states that I share in my Awakening Joy Class. This first week we’ll explore the theme of Mindfulness as a path for well-being. We will share some practical exercises to use in daily life as well as understand why mindfulness is called by the Buddha “the most direct way to overcome sorrow and despair and realize the highest happiness.”
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2008-03-15 The Attitude Of Awareness 54:07
Guy Armstrong
The right attitude for meditation is one free from greed, aversion and delusion. The talk also defines some key terms in practice: consciousness, mindfulness, awareness, and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center From Awareness to Wisdom: Exploring the Mind

2008-03-12 Papanca - The Unbidden Wandering Of Mind 51:04
Anna Douglas
As mindfulness deepens, we can uncover the 4 root causes of getting lost in our thinking, as well as remembering the aliveness of being when we step aside from thinking.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat

2008-03-06 I Know I'm Stuck And I Still Can't Get Out! 56:08
James Baraz
Mindfulness practice helps us see clearly how we’re creating suffering for ourselves with our insecurities, self-judgments, judgments of others or other conditioned reactions. But often seeing these isn’t enough to release their hold on us. In fact, sometimes it’s more frustrating to see them but still feel as stuck as ever. We’ll explore how to work with this predicament wisely so we 1) don’t have to be at the mercy of our lofty ideals of good practice can use some simple but effective methods for moving to a greater place of well-being.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

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